Water Detail

Residents of New Windsor experienced a rash of break-ins and thefts over the weekend. Police said six buildings and vehicles, including the mayor's, were hit.State police said a lock on a shed belonging to Mayor Jack Gullo Jr. was cut, but nothing was taken. Two other residents in the same block of Main Street reported break-ins, police said. In once case, an automobile emergency kit valued at $20 was stolen.A resident of Church Street reported someone cut the lock on a garage and broke a window of the van inside.

FireWestminster: Firefighters responded at 7: 10 p.m. Thursday to a cleanup detail at 31 Washington Lane. Units were out 15 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters responded at 1: 12 p.m. Thursday to an emergency water detail on Pennsylvania Avenue. Units were out 13 minutes.PoliceWestminster: A North Colonial Avenue resident told police that property was stolen from his vehicle Thursday while it was parked at his home. The loss was estimated at $105.Westminster: An employee of ATI Communications told police Thursday that a phone was stolen from a department store at Cranberry Mall.

FireSykesville: Firefighters from West Friendship in Howard County assisted Sykesville at 8: 10 a.m. Saturday, responding for a fire alarm in the 7300 block of Springfield Ave. Units were out 29 minutes.Sykesville: Firefighters from Gamber and Liberty Road in Baltimore County assisted Sykesville at 9: 30 Saturday, responding for a chimney fire in the 7200 block of Marriottsville Road. Units were out one hour and 10 minutes.Sykesville: Firefighters responded at 10: 46 a.m. Sunday for an auto fire in the 7300 block of Sykesville Road.

FireLineboro: Firefighters responded to a water detail in the 4100 block of East Main St. at 12: 55 p.m. Sunday. Units were out 20 minutes.Manchester: Firefighters from Manchester, Lineboro and Pleasant Hill, Pa., responded to a house fire in the 700 block of Grand Valley Court at 12: 16 a.m. Sunday. Units were out 90 minutes.Lineboro: Firefighters from Lineboro, Hampstead and Manchester responded to a house fire in the 5200 block of Hoffmanville Road at 12: 04 p.m. Saturday. Units were out 48 minutes.

PoliceWestminster: A resident of Stacy Lee Drive told police Tuesday that someone tampered with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle parked at the home. Damage is estimated at $7,000.Westminster: A resident of Old Westminster Pike told police Wednesday that his mountain bike was stolen from the 300 block of Royer Road. Loss is estimated at $700.FiresWestminster: Firefighters responded at 3: 09 a.m. yesterday to a water detail in the 400 block of Baltimore Blvd. Units were out 45 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Westminster and Reese responded at 12: 39 a.m. yesterday to a house fire in the 300 block of Nectar Court.

A Union Bridge family was left homeless after a chimney fire severely damaged its Pipe Creek Road home Saturday morning, fire officials said.The fire was reported at 12:03 a.m. It took about 40 firefighters 90 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed the attic and heavily damaged the second floor.Arthur and Kathryn Carr and their children, Alice, 17, and Allan, 14, escaped unharmed.The state fire marshal's office determined the blaze was accidental, said W. Faron Taylor, a deputy fire marshal.

FIRE* Hampstead: Hampstead and Manchester responded for an emergency water detail on North Main Street at 6:21 a.m. Friday. Units were out for two hours, 29 minutes.* Lineboro: Lineboro and Manchester assisted York County, Pa., for a hazardous materials incident involving a propane tank on Glenville Road for several hours starting at 4 p.m. Friday. Hazardous materials technicians from around Carroll also were called to the scene.Lineboro, Manchester, Hampstead, Westminster and Pleasant Hill of York County, Pa., responded for a house fire on Valley Vista Court at 4:58 a.m. Friday.

Petitions opposing transfers to Springfield still circulatingThe South Carroll Coalition will continue to gather signatures on petitions against state proposals for Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville.The signers are protesting the proposed transfer of violent patients from Rosewood Center in Owings Mills and the conversion of Springfield's Lane Building into a juvenile detention center."Nobody wants to let go of the petition drive," said Kathleen Horneman, coalition member.Since the drive began in December, the coalition has collected about 1,200 signatures and forwarded the petitions to the state.

Manchester accepts $1,500 bid for the town's old police 0) cruiserThe Manchester Town Council voted Wednesday to accept a bid of $1,500 for the town's old police cruiser.Four bids were received. The winning offer came from David Shreve, of 3037 Westminster St. The lowest offer was $711.99."I didn't think I would get it," Mr. Shreve said. "But you never know with these kind of things."He said he picked up the light blue 1987 Chevrolet Caprice yesterday morning. The car is in good condition, he said.